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• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:52:13 -0500
  David, The best method I have found over the years is to heat the nut up with a nice torch for a minute then...
• Re: Lug Nut Tightening Comments (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 18:59:20 -0500
  ...If torque > specifications > are not followed, loose wheels, frozen lug nuts, stripped lug nuts, > rounded off lug nuts, and broken lug bolts may occur...
• Re: Funny Noise...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 13:50:35 +0200
  ...Be aware of the threads, as they are finer than normal M12 nuts. Normally, M12 nuts and bolts have 1,75 mm threads, while...
• Re: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Tue, 6 May 2003 16:42:25 -0400
  On my 82 air cooled, you dont have to remove the big nut to get the drum off, 2 small bolts on the face...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:23:38 -0500
  ...The main nuts for the bearing get a special seal nut to try to keep oil in. Same for the oil pump nuts. They...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:01:47 -0600
  ...If you have a good nut splitter try that. It has worked on rusted, rounded exhaust nuts for me. I have been able to...
• Re: ok where did i go wrong on my half axle 1984 vanagon powell river bc canada
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:57:07 -0400
  ...then i >must install new sleeves & axle nuts & torque nuts to 500 Nm Translation: if your axle nuts have six castellations you're supposed...
• Re: Rear axle nut. Uuugh!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Nov 1994 08:39:57 -0600 (CST)
  ...Works on axle nuts too! But the axle nut on Busses is 46mm, if I'm not mistaken, and I've not been able...
• Leaky Head Nut?
  Historical mailing list - Walter E Stephens
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 16:58:03 -0700
  ...I have a leaky cylinder head nut. I have tried 3 different sealants and nothing stops the coolant from leaking past the nut. I...
• Re: Question??
  Historical mailing list - Neal Hansen
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 09:48:28 -0700
  ...Question?? The tiny tube of yellow sealer is for the nuts that hold the head on. Make sure the nuts are clean and dry...
• Re: Friday Floor Matt
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 20:40:41 -0700
  Once you get your nuts plated, you might next want to invest in some good penetrating oil. Karl Wolz > No I only like my...
• Re: Friday Floor Matt
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 02:30:19 EDT
  << Once you get your nuts plated, you might next want to invest in some good penetrating oil.>> Karl, If Matt F. ends up with...
• Re: Dash back together.. Murphys law prevails... lost the steering wheel nut.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:11:19 -0700
  Hi Bryan, sure, I have one of those nuts if you just can't find yours. I believe there is only one of those...
• Re: Coolant leaking at upper head nut
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:59:25 -0300
  ...I like Hylomar or a loc-tite sealant on the nut flange. If the nut does not tighten as it is being torqed down...
• Re: Exaust
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 06:05:22 EST
  ...Thats BOGUS!!! ?Even in a worst case scenario a nut cracker can be used to remove a nut without backing out a stud. You...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings - repeated nut tightening required?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:38:55 -0400
  My first thought is axle nut ruined by overheating on a previous removal. All that nut does is compress the stack of bearing inner...
• Lugs Or Nuts (Cont'd)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 17:50:59 PDT
  > > Drums have bolts in em, Disks have studs for Nuts. (the vans also have > > seats for nuts :) ) > > Are you trying to tell me I...
• Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:12:41 -0500
  The nut going soft while tightening is actually a sign the stud was stretching. If the engine was once overheated, all the studs are...
• Re: Westy Captain Chairs
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:35:49 -0400
  The swivel seats can be difficult to turn if the nuts that hold them down are too tight. The way to remedy the situation...
• Re: Dash back together.. Murphys law prevails... lost the steering wheel nut.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:20:08 -0400
  At 05:11 PM 10/25/2010 -0700, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >I believe there is only one of those nuts per vanagon. If...
• Re: late season campsite advice/info?
  Historical mailing list - woody
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 08:49:05 -0600
  ...deluxe garcia bus 64 kombi slow (big nut) 61 panel slower (small nut) 60 westy slowest (no nut) 59 standard garcia bus 57 oval
• Lug Bolt/Nut Size/Thread Pitch
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Sat, 6 Sep 2003 00:24:49 -0500
  ...Bolts 14 x 1.5mm Nuts 12 x 1.5mm I'm buying longer Audi bolts for the front and want to buy new...
• Re: Lugs Or Nuts (Cont'd)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 20:07:45 CDT
  ...lug nuts: when you unscrew the unscrewable part that keeps the wheel on the car, what you have is a little nut. a hexagonal...
• head cap nuts- 'torque to hold'
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Mon, 16 Dec 96 12:12:52 -0600
  ...but onto your nuts. as these 'head cap nuts' are torqued, greased with a slather of *yellow* sealant from VW (they make a special...
• Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP! - USE CHISSEL
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 01:41:45 -0600
  Ummm, Rounded off a nut, frustrating, try to get at the rounded off nuts BEHIND the engine on the exhaust of a 16V GTI...
• Re: Nut Size
  Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
  Wed, 8 May 2013 22:38:32 -0400
  It's a 10mm lock nut but not sure about the thread pitch. I can tell you tomorrow. I have a couple in a...
• Re: head cap nuts- 'torque to hold'
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 17:16:16 -0500
  ...Does the nut "untwist" as the torsion of the stud springs back? I've never seen a nut move "by itself" before. In need...
• Re: Massive oil leak at oil cooler/block interface - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 21:50:22 -0500
  Fellow vanagon types The pipe threads are to short to get 2 regular nuts onto and the nut that holds the cooler to the...
• Re: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:18:48 -0800
  Todd Last wrote: > If your axle nuts are frozen so that even with a 10ft breaker bar all you do > is snap socket wrentches...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:50:40 -0500
  ...The main nuts for the bearing get a special seal nut to try to keep oil in. Same for the oil pump nuts. They...
• Re: LVC. Bracket Design: Captive Nuts; A "Last Resort" ?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 17:50:26 -0700
  ...Regardless, the flange helped keep nut >> aligned flat to the parent metal. I either bolt the nut to the work >> then weld it or...
• Re: Floppy side mirror
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Wed, 24 May 2000 08:49:14 +0200
  I found that after adjusting the nut, the mirror was still floppy, The problem was that the hex shaft that the nut was on...
• Re: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:04:10 -0700
  ...The last time I went to take the nut off my '84 Vanagon the flat tool was a bit worn & the nut really liked...
• Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 05:32:36 -0600
  The aviation industry has long used brass exhaust nuts because the have more strength than copper, do not seize, and can stand the hight...
• VW-'71 BUS-QUESTION ABOUT MOUNTING BOLTS
  Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
  Tue, 05 Sep 95 13:30:04 PDT
  I bought a long block for my '71 Bus but during installation it became clear that the case didn't have the nut pressed...
• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 16:06:05 -0500
  The bolts and nuts came with the wheels I got from GW. The nuts seem to be 15-18mm deep. Velma 82 1.9L...
• Re: Rear Bumper removal
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:08:49 -0700
  Those captive nuts are not attached to the frame. They are attached to the inside of the removable bumper mount. You can replace the...
• Re: Nut Size
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 8 May 2013 21:53:32 -0400
  On 5/8/2013 9:25 PM, Bryan Feddish wrote: > Can someone tell me the size of the nut (Item # 7 ) at the bottom...
• need alloy lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Brown
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 10:25:11 -0400
  ...I am short 2 nuts and 3 bolts of the original alloy lug nuts. If anyone has any spares it will be most appreciated...
• Re: Warning! Do not use...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:44:04 -0800
  Yeah, they are the stock VW exhaust nuts. I've been using them since I was a wee lad. Mercedes has pretty much the...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:30:12 -0500
  ...If that doesn't do the trick, grind the nut down > > carefully on one flat, then try to turn the nut. The grinding down...
• Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:28:48 -0500
  ...nuts in steering linkage and rack > Unless specifically designed for the purpose such as a Grade C prevailing > Torque locknut, nuts should never be...
• Re: waterboxer head nuts leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 May 1999 18:36:27 -0400
  ...Resist the urge to fill the nut. The stuff will get trapped and not allow the nut to seat properly. Has worked great for...
• Flat and spare tire carrier woes
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 12:28:41 -0400
  ...So I used pieces from my metric socket set and eventually stripped the nut threads. How to get this nut off to get access...
• Re: NVC: Name for Chain Link attacher thingy?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:22:44 -0500
  ...When > you unscrew the nut, it opens up a gap (so now you > have a 'C') enabling you to slide chain through that > gap...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings - repeated nut tightening required?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 12 Apr 2017 12:00:28 -0700
  ...It needed maybe 1/3 of a turn. *** NOTE *** There is a cotter pin in the nut, so it's not like the nut...
• Re: Source for Stainless Exhaust Hardware?
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:26:10 -0700
  Buy a can of Hi-Temp Copper Neversieze and use that on all the nuts and bolts you're going to use. I've...
• Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:07:04 -0500
  Unless specifically designed for the purpose such as a Grade C prevailing Torque locknut, nuts should never be reused in a critcal application. Most...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:49:45 -0800
  in the case of nuts on studs, I just heat the nut with a oxy-acetylene torch until it's red hot - that usually...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 13:08:11 -0500
  ...I didn't have another nut to use as a lock nut, so I cut the top off of an oil filter, and used...
• New Vanagon Nut
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 18:44:28 -0800
  Congratulations to list member Mike Snow who just attained Vanagon Nut status. He today added a 83 Diesel ASI Camper to his fleet that...
• Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:09:41 -0700
  ...fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp how to you figure 'more reliable' ? there's nothing about the benz clamp nut that could be...
• Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:58:52 -0500
  Did anybody ever thought about brass coated nuts? I never used them but maybe some others did. What's your experiance? Hartmut ----- Original Message...
• Re: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:57:55 -0500
  ...It's good to know how to easily get the axle nut off, however. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Ben Cichowski wrote: > Hey all...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 01:40:45 -0400
  ...Tried several sets and all the same, they spring open when subjected to the force needed to break the nut loose. The nuts have...
• Re: truck nut plate
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:39:59 -0400
  OH yeah, the nut plates are cradled in the body arch opening for the tool panel door hinge. If you get really uncomfortable and...
• Propane tank fittings in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Rich
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:58:57 -0700
  ...Just remove the 2 outboard nuts completely and loosen the 2 inboard nuts. You don't have to completely remove the inboard nuts but...
• Subject: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 08:35:36 -0500
  ...Frozen axle nuts If your axle nuts are frozen so that even with a 10ft breaker bar all you do is snap socket wrentches...
• Sloppy Shifter
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 10:33:29 -0500
  ...If so, drop the spare and check those nuts! It cost me less than a dollar to pick up new nuts and lock washers...
• captive nut tools
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Sun, 14 Oct 2018 13:54:39 +0000
  hi, please send links to reasonably priced tools for rivet-nuts! thanks mr